Posted on 03/20/2010 5:20:09 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
As we stand at the verge of the historic vote on the health care bill — a signature piece of President Obama’s agenda — it feels appropriate to take a look at how he has fared during the long slog that got us here. My quick assessment: remarkably well.
First, let’s take his job approval rating. Yes, it slid during the summer, but it stabilized around 50 percent in November and has hovered there ever since.
The empty-headed chattering class began another round of speculation and inane analysis this week when his approval rating dropped to 46 percent, its lowest yet. Silly pundits.
It was a minor tick and overplayed. If I were a Republican strategist (God forbid!), I would actually be very worried that the lower 50s/upper 40s could be Obama’s bottom. He has weathered some of the worst months of his young presidency recently, and his numbers have barely budged.
The second thing to remember is that job approval is only one measure of how well a president connects with the electorate.
At the conclusion of his Wednesday appearance on Fox News, insolent interviewer Bret Baier interrupted the president for the umpteenth time to ask him if he thought that the health care bill would pass. Obama responded with a familiar line: “I do. I’m confident it will pass. And the reason I’m confident that it’s going to pass is because it’s the right thing to do.”
This idea that he wants reform “because it’s the right thing to do” resonates with people. Whether they agree with him or not, they seem to genuinely believe that he has good intentions and that he is, at his base, a good man. This view of him has so penetrated the public that it often goes unspoken.
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CHARLES M. BLOW
Name says it all.
What a piece of BS. Just another Zero Messiah worshiper.
Not to mention his failure to close gitmo, his failure to secure the Olympics in Chicago.....and let’s hope his FAILURE TO PASS Healthcare.
Trips to fantasyland are usually more enjoyable.
The rehabilitation begins.
Rasmussen’s got him at 43% and falling, Chuckie. Have a nice day.
“Could Obama be invincible”
I dunno. Was Nebuchadnezzar invincible? Was Pharaoh invincible? Was Saddam Hussein Insane invincible? Were Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin invincible? I could go on and on.
I think Rush said on Friday that about 46% of households are receiving government assistance. Those people are hard ones to pry away from Obama.
No, but Charles M. Blow is delusional.
I think they are saying he bends over, but doesnt break. Did anyone catch the clown spelling sycasuse?
Hey Blow! The bombing of Pearl Harbor was also “historic” as was 9-11-01. Why don’t you ****ing “r words” give the “historic” BS a rest. We American are getting tired of hearing it.
I’m pretty sure Charles would like to Blow Obama. Seriously, Obama isn’t god, no matter what some dipcrap liberal with a skull full of mush says. He’s a whiny tin horn candy ass dictator that couldn’t whip his way out of a wet paper bag.
“It’s a nice day when you wake up in Disneyland”.
Five for Fighting.
Just a hint on future posts - an article of this nature really requires a barf alert. Actually, a full projectile vomiting alert would be more appropriate, but a barf alert at minimum.
Man.. you need to put a MEGA-BARK warning in the title when you post something like that! YUK!
It’s not hard to see Obama is just a big talker who can’t back-it-up
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